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A former Whanganui District Health Board doctor has denied using forged documents and will - for now - keep his name secret. The man appeared in the Wellington District Court yesterday, where he pleaded not guilty to using a forged document, a certificate of good standing, as if it were genuine in June last year in Whanganui. He also denied using a document for monetary advantage and making a false statement or declaration.

His lawyer Tony Shaw said the man elected to have a trial before a judge alone.

At Mr Shaw's request, Judge Ian Mill ordered the man's name suppression to continue until the trial.

Judge Mill said medical evidence before the court was enough to persuade him to continue the suppression order.